The effect of fidelity: How expert behavior changes in a virtual reality environment

We compare the behavior of expert surgeons operating on the “gold standard” of simulation—the cadaveric temporal bone—against a high‐fidelity virtual reality (VR) simulation. We aim to determine whether expert behavior changes within the virtual environment and to understand how the fidelity of simulation affects users' behavior.

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